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SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT: TOOLKIT FOR
JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON GENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
March
2, 2012 - Respect for
the rights of women and girls worldwide continues to lag behind that for the
rights of men. Domestic and sexual violence, exploitation in the workforce,
human trafficking and many other human rights abuses disproportionately affect
women and girls. Although 187 nations have acceded to the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), many have
stipulated that they do not consider themselves bound by certain provisions.
When rights are violated, media
can play a vital role in putting a stop to the abuses. Whatever the platform,
media raise awareness about violations, inform people about their rights and
encourage discussions about the role of governments, legal codes, and
international mechanisms to safeguard those rights.
The Internews toolkit Speak
Up, Speak Out: A Toolkit for Reporting on Human Rights Issues seeks to
help journalists and other content creators learn the basics of reporting on
women’s and other human rights issues.
It combines background
information on international human rights mechanisms; guidelines on producing
nuanced, objective reporting on rights issues; and practical exercises that walk
users step-by-step through the production of a solid human rights story. The
toolkit also helps journalists understand how international human rights
mechanisms, laws and treaties work.
Global in scope and written in an
easy-to-understand language, the toolkit is intended to be used as a training
aid in targeted journalism trainings around the world. It is available in
English online as a free PDF
download, with French, Arabic and Spanish language translations planned for
the future.
The toolkit is based on a series
of trainings in human rights reporting that Internews conducted in several
countries in Africa, Asia and the
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